Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Motels help house workers in isolation

    Colac motels are once again helping to accommodate dozens of meatworkers in isolation, with workers reportedly in good spirits.

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  • Business support grants closing

    Colac Otway businesses adapting to COVID-19 have until Friday to apply for $3000 grants.

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  • Coastal MP wants councils to be ready

    A Great Ocean Road MP says schoolies week could be the first big wave of tourists this summer, and he wants councils to be ready.

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  • Escaped burn is reminder to watch winds

    An escaped burnoff in Colac has fire authorities reminding residents about windspeeds.

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  • Massive storm rattles region

    A freak storm that lashed Colac and district on Thursday is the worst to hit the region this year, emergency services say.

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  • Community can look at port works

    Colac Otway Shire Council will put its long-awaited Apollo Bay Harbour upgrade plan up for public comment from tomorrow.

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  • No laughing matter

    A new transparency policy sets out what information Colac Otway Shire Council will share with the public. 

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  • Kindergarten to close for cleaning following COVID confirmation

    Wydinia Kindergarten and Early Learning Centre has issued a statement to the community following confirmation that a staff member tested positive to COVID-19. 

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